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title: "Copy the face terms of a bill of lading onto a fixed template"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/summarise-bills-of-lading-terms/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-B8-2-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Copy the face terms of a bill of lading onto a fixed template

> Copy onto the template, and only if the words appear on the bill, the shipper, the consignee, the port of loading, the port of discharge, the cargo description, and any declared value.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Copy onto the template, and only if the words appear on the bill, the shipper, the consignee, the port of loading, the port of discharge, the cargo description, and any declared value. Write no summary sentence and no liability conclusion. |
| What the lawyer must review | The template fields are fixed at setup, and each later use is a copy of words already printed on the bill. You confirm the six fields before the template is used. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, the statutory note to 46 USC section 30701, applies to contracts for carriage of goods by sea to or from ports of the United States in foreign trade. A contract of carriage under the Act is one covered by a bill of lading or similar document of title. The Act does not apply to carriage between United States ports unless the bill expressly states that it is subject to the Act. The Act does not apply to charter parties, but a bill issued under a charter party must comply from the moment it regulates the relations between the carrier and a holder. The template does not apply the package limit, the notice-of-loss rule, or the suit period. Opinion 512: a person checks the copy against the bill. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Summarise bills of lading terms](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/summarise-bills-of-lading-terms.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Copy onto the template, and only if the words appear on the bill, the shipper, the consignee, the port of loading, the port of discharge, the cargo description, and any declared value. Write no summary sentence and no liability conclusion.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not treat a coastwise bill as covered unless the bill itself says the Act applies.
- A declared value on the bill is not a finding that the carrier accepted it.

## Sources

- [46 USC 30701 note, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/30701) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*